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i found myself drawing much parallel btwn the characters of Return of the Native, and the world of today. how a book written in 1878 could predict the modern day life reflects greatly on Thomas Hardy's observation skills on the society, and i find myself rly drawn to the stories illustrated by a man born about 200 years ago so similar to my life now.

An analysis of Clym Yeobright's character: "Clym, as has been noted, represents to the mind of the narrator the typical modern man: he is philosophically and intellectually progressive, but he is also portrayed as stoical and largely joyless. wad can i say except bullseye.